Russia Launches Massive Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Grid

Russian forces launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine, targeting energy facilities and civilian infrastructure across multiple regions, including Kyiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, and Rivne.

Authorities reported widespread power and heating outages, infrastructure damage, and casualties as emergency services responded across the country, The Caspian Post reports via Ukrainian media.

In Kyiv, the left-bank districts were hit hardest. City officials said heating was cut off to more than 5,600 apartment buildings, affecting nearly 80% of homes where heat had only recently been restored after an earlier strike. One woman was injured, while residential buildings, a school, and vehicles sustained damage. Water supply was disrupted across much of the capital’s left bank, and metro services were forced to operate with schedule adjustments.

In the Kyiv region, a 50-year-old man was killed in Bucha district, and two gas stations were damaged. Dnipro also came under attack, with an industrial facility hit and a fire breaking out. Two women were injured, and nearby buildings and cars were damaged, while air defenses reportedly shot down dozens of drones.

Energy infrastructure was damaged in Chornomorsk in the Odesa region after a drone strike hit a residential high-rise. In Vinnytsia region, a critical infrastructure facility was struck, though no injuries were reported. Rivne region officials said damage to critical infrastructure left more than 10,000 customers without electricity, with windows blown out in nearby homes and cars damaged.

Emergency power outages were introduced in several regions, including parts of Kyiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, as Ukraine’s energy system struggled to stabilize. Ukrenergo said emergency shutdowns would remain in place until the grid recovers.

Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation said the primary goal of the attack was to leave Kyiv without electricity and heating, describing the strikes as deliberate pressure on civilian infrastructure. Authorities continue damage assessments and restoration efforts across affected regions.